GET INVOLVED
BECOME A JUDGE
Interested in being a debate judge? We’d love to have you. Here at MDUDL, we often offer judge training in the mornings of each of our events so see our tournament calendar and click the link of which shift you’d like to sign up for.
Our next debate is January 18th, 2023 from 9am-6pm EST and we have two shift options for judges. Shift ONE is 9am-1pm and Shift TWO is 2pm-6pm. There will be a judge training before the first shirt and an awards ceremony after the last one, these are non-mandatory for judges, but encouraged.
We also offer monthly judge trainings to ensure our judges are confident and prepared to judge. We can schedule trainings as requested.
MDUDL Judge Reference Guide: Use this guide to get acquainted with the speech times and elements of debate to get a headstart before the training.
Program calendar
SY2021-2022 Listed Below. SY2022-2023 is coming soon!
Tournament Two One- October 17th
Tournament Two- November 14th
Tournament Three- December 12th
Tournament Four- January 16th
Tournament Five- February 13th
Tournament Six- March 13th
Professional Developments & Student Workshops
Orientation 1: Introduction to the Criminal Justice Topic and MDUDL Files - October 7th
Orientation 2: Debating Virtually & Paperless- October 8th
Orientation 3: Judge Training and Practice Debate Round- October 9th
How to Join the League
If you are a school administrator, interested in starting a debate team at your school, please contact Cydney Edwards, our Program Director at cydneyedwards@urbandebate.org to get started. Feel free to browse: